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2 weeks ago | heated.world | Emily Atkin

The giant tax and spending legislation Republicans are advancing through Congress is basically a copy-paste of a secret oil industry wish-list HEATED reported on five months ago with the investigative outlet Field Notes. In that wish-list, the American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC)-a large oil industry trade group-asked the Trump administration for two major things: To stop taxing excess emissions of methane, a powerful pollutant responsible for nearly a third of climate change.

3 weeks ago | heated.world | Emily Atkin

The nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., took a swim with his family in a poop-contaminated stream this weekend. Rock Creek, which flows through much of Northwest Washington, is used to . The creek has widespread "fecal" contamination and high levels of bacteria, , and the city has banned swimming in all of its waterways for more than 50 years because of the widespread contamination of Rock Creek and other nearby rivers.

1 month ago | heated.world | Emily Atkin

Here's something you don't hear every day: A notable climate change law is about to be signed in the United States. Hawaii state lawmakers on Friday approved what's known as the "green fee," a first-of-its-kind effort to charge visitors for climate adaptation efforts. Once signed into law by Gov. Josh Green, the green fee will raise Hawaii's existing transient tax on hotel rooms, vacation rentals and other short-term accommodations from 10.25 percent to 11 percent starting next year.

1 month ago | heated.world | Emily Atkin

Everyone who reads this newsletter knows I'm a journalist who covers climate change. But I also have a separate identity: I'm a Philadelphia Eagles fan. (Go birds). But I think it has to do with Trump's anti-climate change policies. Hear me out. Yes, it's true that Jalen Hurts has literally never talked about climate change before. In fact, Hurts has rarely talked about politically sensitive issue. In 2023, 74 Philadelphia schools had to close early because of inadequate cooling systems.

1 month ago | heated.world | Emily Atkin